Munkey Juice is an indie rock band that plays a mixture of rock, folk and alternative music, VU meets Pixies.
Biography: Munkey Juice originally sprouted from the backwoods of Ohio only to emerge as a rock 'n' roll beast in the great twin cities of Minnesota. Through the years Munkey Juice has released eight full-length albums, and four EPs on their own independent label: Choose To Lose Records.
Nelson Heise established the band in 1995 with his brother Robert. The band has had several drummers and currently Stacie Archer plays drums for the band in his triumphant return to MJ. Stacie was the drummer on three previous MJ albums (Mafia Cornfields, Sassy Potato and Her Absence).
MJ 's eighth album "Fatty Arbuckle's Coke Bottle" has been released stimutaneously with "Ten Under Sixty Vol.3" in early 2006. Rick Pavlik and Dan Kaping accompanied the brothers on the "Fatty Arbuckle" release. Rick and Dan also played on MJ's double album, Music from the Motion Picture: Moscow.
MJ has had a long history of rockin' small little clubs in central Ohio, to tackling larger venues in Minnesota. Their music is full of energy and truth and never shies away from their indie rock roots. Munkey Juice releases are know for their variation in sound and format. Though they are true rockers the MJ never shies away from trying different styles of music from folk to hard rock. They also like to get creative with their music for example, their unending effort to record as many songs as possible under a minute and give them away as free EP's with every full length sale.
Munkey Juice takes indie rock and do it yourself attitude to a whole new level. Even if they have a crazy name.
http://www.munkeyjuice.net/
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